Jeneva Ann Hernandez Gray (born October 5, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeneva Ann Hernandez Gray | ||
| Date of birth | October 5, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Coquitlam, British Columbia, Candada | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC | |||
| TSS FC Rovers | |||
| Mountain United FC | |||
| 2019– | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite | 30 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Canada U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Canada U20 | 12 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 11, 2024 | |||
Early life
editHernandez Gray began playing soccer at age five with Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC.[1] She then spent some time with TSS FC Rovers.[2] She later played with Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite program in August 2019.[3] In 2023, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player and the Academy Female Player of the year.[4] She played with Team British Columbia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.[5]
In 2023, she committed to attend Auburn University in the fall of 2024 to play for the women's soccer team, but later deferred her enrollment to January 2025, due to her national team commitments.[6][7]
Club career
editIn 2022, she began playing with the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia. In 2022, she scored the winning goal in the League1 BC Championship final, and assisted the winner in 2023 final.[8] In 2023, she helped the team win five trophies.[9] On July 15, 2023, she scored a brace in a 5–4 victory over Unity FC which sealed the League1 BC regular-season title.[10][11]
Hernandez Gray led the Whitecaps to regular-season and playoff titles in the 2024 League1 British Columbia season and defended Inter-Provincial Championship. She was named the league's Top Midfielder, Young Player of the Year, and Player of the Year. She also started all four of the Whitecaps' matches in the inaugural edition of the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup.[12]
International career
editIn December 2021, Hernandez Gray made her debut in the Canadian national program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team.[1][13] She won a bronze medal at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship[1] and subsequently played for the team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[14] She also played with the Canada U20 team at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[15][16]
In November 2023, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies in December against Australia.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of August 4, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Whitecaps FC Girls Elite | 2022 | League1 British Columbia | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2023[18] | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||||
| 2024[18] | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Women's Inter-Provincial Championship
References
edit- ^ a b c Jeneva Hernandez Gray at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ Adams, J.J. (November 24, 2023). "How do you replace the G.O.A.T.? That's for Canada coach Bev Priestman to figure out". The Province.
- ^ "Jeneva Hernandez Gray VWFC profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce winners for 2023 Player Awards". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Jeneva Hernandez Gray Canada Summer Games profile". Canada Summer Games.
- ^ "Signing Day: Girls Elite announce Class of 2024". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Pair of Tigers to compete in FIFA U-20 World Cup". Auburn Tigers. August 30, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ Nightingale, Tom (November 24, 2023). "Who is first-time Canada call-up Jeneva Hernandez-Gray? The new CanWNT talent compared to Julia Grosso". Canadian Soccer Daily.
- ^ "Hernandez Gray earns first call-up to Canada WNT from Girls Elite Academy". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 23, 2023.
- ^ "League1 BC: Regular season champs!". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jeneva Hernandez Gray 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
- ^ "Jeneva Hernandez Gray called up to Canada WNT". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Congratulations Jeneva Hernandez Gray". Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC. December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Nine Whitecaps FC Girls Elite players named to Canada U-17 World Cup roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 26, 2023.
- ^ Tucker, Brandon (April 28, 2023). "B.C. teens help bring Team Canada to Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship". Victoria News.
- ^ "Coquitlam soccer player to compete at U-20 World Cup. Then, she's off to college". Tri-City News. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ Strang, Noah (November 23, 2023). "Coquitlam teen gets called up to Canadian women's national soccer team". Daily Hive.
- ^ a b "Jeneva Hernandez Gray L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
External links
edit- Jeneva Hernandez Gray at Soccerway
- Jeneva Hernandez Gray at the Canadian Soccer Association